I thought I'd get at least a short respite from marvelling at the ineptitude of Edmonton city council. But alas, no. I log into the Edmonton Sun website only to find that our council clowns are once again juggling turds. Instead of, ahem, running a city, they are now debating an idea (rejected in Toronto) to use public funds to pay for "Support our Troops" decals so that city staff can proudly display these on city vehicles.
This is a classic council gong show. They love to debate meaningless, nonsensical gestures such as these while throwing scads of cash around as if it were confetti, or bread for pigeons. Nothing flicks their Bic more than handwringing over the minutiae of a Cat Bylaw, or agonizing over what slogan best sums up Edmonton. Next they'll debate what should be Edmonton's official shrub or whether the Edmonton Oilers' locker room attendant should be honoured with a taxpayer-built statue.
Out here in reality, average Edmontonians are a little more worried about potholes threatening to swallow their cars whole than some decal on a city van!
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There was an interesting debate on CBC about the stickers. A councilor from TO didn't like them because, to him, they were Republican pro-war symbols (first came out in the 70's when Americans were held hostage in Iran and then resurrected by one of the Bush's). The TO councilor suggested a poppy would be a more suitable Canadian symbol and that maybe there were better ways to support our troops than borrowing logos from the Americans. Of course, the Edmonton councilor interpreted them merely as tangible support for our troops fighting (George's battle) in Afghanistan. Tangible? "It shows them we care." How about bringing them home and investing in peace-keeping instead?
Yeah -- I didn't touch the issue of whether the war in itself is worth supporting, but I think I agree with you. The overall response to 9/11 is now looking very poorly considered indeed.
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